This one's a lot shorter, but I hope you enjoy! I'm working on Chapter four currently.
Ozma had sent breakfast to our rooms, apparently. I woke up to Jillian politely knocking.
"Kristy! I have your breakfast," called Jillian. I groaned, and got out of bed. I opened the door to see Jillian in a warm fuzzy coat and a pair of jeans. I was surprised not to see her in her uniform. "Before you ask, Ozma gives us all days where we don't have to wear servant outfits." It was almost as if Jillian read my mind- which of course she didn't. "And Glinda has someone she'd like you to meet. Go to the throne room in thirty minutes." I nodded, and thanked Jillian before she left.
I picked up the tray and moved it to the nightstand. I examined what was on my plate. There was a piece of dark brown bacon, some scrambled eggs, and a piece of toast. There was even a note from Glinda reading, "See ya soon Kristy!" I picked up a fork and carefully moved the note to the side, before digging into the eggs. They were delicious, with just enough salt to give it flavor.
Once done with my breakfast, I went into the closet and saw my clothes from yesterday still hanging. There was a new outfit, a emerald green dress, with a little hair bow hanging off of the hanger. I picked it up, and slipped out of the silk nightdress. I put the new dress over my head. It surprisingly fit perfectly, and the hair bow magically seemed to fix up my hair, putting it into a cute braid, tied by the magic bow. I brushed my teeth, and then headed to the throne room.
Glinda was striking, as always, but today she wore a green dress, seemingly close to mine, with a neat bun and businesslike attitude. But, I noticed, she wasn't alone. Glinda was talking to a munchkin boy, with dark brown hair and a green guard uniform. He was handsome, unlike most munchkins, which I took note of.
"Oh! Kristy! Your here a bit early!" Glinda exclaimed, turning away from the boy, "Kristy, meet Finn." Finn bowed to me, and I awkwardly put on an embarrassed smile. "Kristy, Finn is to be your person guard until you know protection spells." Guard? I did not need a guard. Oz was peaceful, right? There was absolutely no reason why I'd need someone to protect me. I did perfectly fine on my own. I walked closer, rage filling me.
"Glinda, are you kidding? A guard? It's not like anyone would attack a nobody like-"
"Kristy, you are not a nobody," Glinda growled, walking closer to me. "You have never been a nobody, and those words will not be spoken in this palace! Understand?" I gulped.
"I really don't see why I need Finn," I pointed to Finn, anger rising within me, "I'm perfectly fine as I am."
"Not everyone likes our government, Kris. I thought you knew that," Glinda hissed, starting to appear as if she was towering over me, "this is for your safety and the good of Oz."
"For the good of Oz?"
"There are some things that Gillikins don't hear, okay?"
With fury, I started thinking of all the people I hated. Of Mrs. Hearson and her sons. Of my teacher, Mr. Davazion. Rage seemed to overthrow the goodness in my heart, taking over all that was happy. In my hand, boiling hot water began to swirl. But it didn't hurt, it just started building, more and more joining with what was there. Glinda's eyes were filled wide.
"Kristy, stop," she yelled, loudly, backing away from me. Her repeated pleas seemed to echo around me, but I ignored them, too much fury inside of me.
"Kristen," an extremely familiar voice echoed in my ears. Mabel. Her word soothed the anger, made the boiling water literally turn to ice. It cooled everything unpleasant, saving me from the monster that had overtaken me. Glinda gave me a odd look.
"So…?"
"I heard my mother. It almost sounded frightened," I explained, slowly. Glinda's eyes were wide, as a guard stormed into the throne room. The guard had such a serious expression, it would've frightened anyone. He had a doomful look to him, his scraggly black hair looking wet and raggedy, like he had been running.
"Glinda! The girl… Kristy… her mother," he collapsed on the floor, "there was an attack on that Gillikin town, and a woman named Mabel was kidnapped, along with a bunch of others…" He gasped for air. Glinda turned swiftly.
"Finn, will you take this man to the medical center, and quick!" Glinda's words were filled with concern for that man's sake. I felt horrible. The man obviously went through a lot to give us the message. Glinda didn't look at me, "it is decided. Finn will protect you from now on." My eyes were tearing up. My mother was missing. Kidnapped by some monster. Glinda had such a sympathetic look, she looked as if she wanted to speak but just couldn't.
I stormed into my room, and burst into tears while laying on my bed. The whole world seemed to be spinning. I was so unsure of everything- I didn't know the fate of anyone in the town. The single fact that I didn't know something sent uneasiness through me. I spent the rest of the day reading, secluded in my bedroom.
For once, I was scared to death, and nothing could fix it.